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diff --git a/manual/startup.texi b/manual/startup.texi index 9a091a5151..e4c983ada6 100644 --- a/manual/startup.texi +++ b/manual/startup.texi @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ one program. Note that we are using a specific definition of ``program'' for the purposes of this manual, which corresponds to a common definition in the -context of Unix system. In popular usage, ``program'' enjoys a much +context of Unix systems. In popular usage, ``program'' enjoys a much broader definition; it can refer for example to a system's kernel, an editor macro, a complex package of software, or a discrete section of code executing within a process. @@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ available. @c strncmp dup ok The @var{optionp} parameter must be a pointer to a variable containing -the address of the string to process. When the function returns the +the address of the string to process. When the function returns, the reference is updated to point to the next suboption or to the -terminating @samp{\0} character if there is no more suboption available. +terminating @samp{\0} character if there are no more suboptions available. The @var{tokens} parameter references an array of strings containing the known suboptions. All strings must be @samp{\0} terminated and to mark @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ environment. If the environment contains an entry with the key equivalent to a call to @code{putenv} when the @var{value} part of the string is empty. -The function return @code{-1} if @var{name} is a null pointer, points to +The function returns @code{-1} if @var{name} is a null pointer, points to an empty string, or points to a string containing a @code{=} character. It returns @code{0} if the call succeeded. |